Weird but Normal, Mia Mercado
Weird but Normal, Mia Mercado
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Weird but Normal
Essays

Author: Mia Mercado

Narrator: Mia Mercado

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 05/19/2020


Synopsis

Birth control. Body hair removal cream. Boobs. It’s all weird, but also pretty normal.Navigating racial identity, gender roles, workplace dynamics, and beauty standards, Mia Mercado's hilarious essay collection explores the contradictions of being a millennial woman, which usually means being kind of a weirdo. Whether it’s spending $30 on a candle that smells like an ocean that doesn’t exist, offering advice on how to ask about someone’s race (spoiler: just don’t, please?), quitting a job that makes you need shots of whiskey on your lunch break, or finding a more religious experience in the skincare aisle at Target than your hometown Catholic church, Mia brilliantly unpacks what it means to be a professional, absurdly beautiful, horny, cute, gross human. Essays include:•     Depression Isn’t a Competition but Why Aren’t I Winning?•     My Dog Explains My Weekly Schedule•     Mustache Lady•     White Friend Confessional•     Treating Objects Like WomenWith sharp humor and wit, Mia shares the awkward, uncomfortable, surprisingly ordinary parts of life, and shows us why it’s strange to feel fine and fine to feel strange.

About Mia Mercado

Mia Mercado is the author of Weird But Normal and a contributor to The Cut. Her work has also been featured in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post’s The Lily, Bustle, McSweeney’s, Reductress, Bust, the American Bystander, Gizmodo, and The Hairpin, and other media outlets. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri.


Reviews

“Weird But Normal” is the collection of personal essays of Mia Mercado. I am sure I am Mia’s mother’s age, yet I still found her essays relevant, hysterical, and fun to read. There were a couple that I was too old for, but that’s to be expected: I’m not her target audience, Nonetheless, I am happy t......more

Goodreads review by Elyse

Meh, felt like I was reading a memoir by a 20 year-old girl who hasn't experienced enough life to write a memoir. Some things did make me chuckle (specifically the coffee barista who called for Martha), but overall, I felt like I was being force fed humor that actually wasn't that funny.......more